I decided to serve my garlic chicken on top of a bed of fresh baby spinach.

I used maybe a cup and a half of spinach.

Just enough to cover the bottom of my salad bowl.

Then I drizzled the spinach with Balsamic Vinegar.

You can see that I didn't use much vinegar, just a sprinkle for flavor.

I then laid 2 chicken tenders on top of the spinach and used some

of the lemon sauce to drizzle on top.

The hot chicken and sauce wilted the spinach to perfection, while

there were still some crisp leaves.

I also served this dish with a slice of Asiago Cheese Take and Bake bread.

Which, I will give you calorie details below.

There is 10.5 calories in 1 1/2 cups of raw spinach

The one slice of bread has 80 calories

Weight Watchers Garlic Chicken

8 chicken tenders

Olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced or sliced

Zest of half a lemon

1/2 c. fat-free chicken broth

1 tsp. lemon juice (from the half of lemon used for zest)

Fresh baby spinach

Balsamic Vinegar

Pepper to taste

Using a nonstick skillet smeared with just enough olive oil to coat the pan. Slowly saute garlic and lemon zest over low heat. Add chicken tenders and cook over medium heat, about 10 minutes or until brown on both sides. Add broth and lemon juice.

Heat to boiling and then reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 - 15 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan and place on a plate. Line salad bowls with about 1 1/2 c. fresh baby spinach. Drizzle spinach with balsamic vinegar. Place two chicken tenders on top of spinach and drizzle with sauce left in pan. Sprinkle with crushed black pepper and serve.

8 comments:

Today is the first day of the rest of your life---make it count!! We can all lost the weight we want by sticking together and encouraging each other. I am happy to report I lost and kept 2 lbs off since last Monday. Unhappy to say I lost 4 total but had a weak moment and had two---yes two-- chocolate cupcakes Saturday. Well I learned again the hard way that sugar and do not mix well. If they would have been made with STEVIA then I would have been ok. But I am a Chocoholic and have to watch myself ALL the time. What is your weakness

WOW! You were the first one to link up at Weekend Potluck last week! I love this recipe and plan on making it for dinner tomorrow night...got all the ingredients this last weekend. Thanks so much for coming over, linking up, and linking back! =)